We are writing this letter to stop the sexual violence intervention movement from being bamboozled by Playboy. This letter is as much to the

Today marks three years since the first Black Women’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission took place, and we are still fighting each day.

Patsey, an enslaved Black woman, endured severe abuse at the hands of slave master Edwin Epps and his family.

Joan Little was charged with first-degree murder in 1974 after stabbing a white prison guard who sexually assaulted her at Beaufort County j

Margaret Garner, a Black enslaved woman, resolved to end the lives of her children so that they would not be returned to slavery.

Harriet Jacobs endured sexual assault and intense labor before escaping to freedom and writing the first-ever autobiography by a Black slave

Char Adams Time is running out. On Dec. 7, the Violence Against Women Act will lapse if Congress doesn’t take permanent action to reauthorize the landmark legislation. The Act (commonly known as VAWA) was first enacted in 1994 to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and has been reauthorized ever since — until now. It’s fate hung in the balance in recent months before it was extended on Sept. 30 through Dec. 7. But that’s not enough. This l

Sharaya Tindal Wiesendanger In a month inundated with state-sanctioned violence against immigrants and refugees, police brutality against Black men’s bodies and intimate partner violence ending Black women’s lives, it might be hard to find inspiration among the suffering. Before this month of trauma draws to a close, we at Black Women’s Blueprint would like to celebrate the great work of Essence magazine and their November print issue. Here are just a few reasons we believe E

Farah Tanis, CoFounder, Black Women's Blueprint Black Women's Blueprint released its VAWA countdown 20 days before the VAWA expiration due date of September 30, 2018, placing VAWA squarely in the middle of grassroots debates about the MeToo movement and talks about sexual assault. We did this in alignment with the following Call to Action by the National Task Force (NTF) a group of over 50 national organizations working to impact policy that protect the rights of survivors of

Be on the lookout for Black Women's Blueprint Media Mentions and Footprints each week. Check out where we left our mark in the last week of Black Herstory Month and other important announcements! Photo: Wings Not Meant to Fly, by Jamea Richmond Edwards 1.These black women are working to take down R. Kelly. And that’s only step one. Read the  ANALYSIS | #MuteRKelly and sexual violence against women of color 2.Check out this America Uprising Segment titled "We Didn't Just Begin